Controlling people : the paradoxical nature of being human / Richard S. Marken, Timothy A. Carey.

By:

Marken, Richard S, 1946- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Carey, Timothy A []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781922117656

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

BF611 .C668 2015

Online resources:

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Contents:

Subject: Based on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), this entertaining book explores the paradox of why we often lose control by trying to be in control and why our controlling nature makes it difficult to stop this self-defeating behavior. Understanding PCT opens the window to understanding and learning about ourselves as controlling people and equips us to lead more effective and satisfying lives.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	BF611 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn927411050

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1 We Are All Controlling People; Chapter 2 The Nature of Controlling; Chapter 3 Perceptual Control Theory: How Purposeful Behavior Works; Chapter 4 We Contain Multitudes; Chapter 5 Zen and the Art of Controlling; Chapter 6 People Who Control People (Including Themselves); Chapter 7 Conflict: People at Cross Purposes; Chapter 8 Resolving Conflict: Going Up a Level; Chapter 9 Freedom and Control; Chapter 10 Living With Our Own Controlling Nature; Endnotes

Based on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), this entertaining book explores the paradox of why we often lose control by trying to be in control and why our controlling nature makes it difficult to stop this self-defeating behavior. Understanding PCT opens the window to understanding and learning about ourselves as controlling people and equips us to lead more effective and satisfying lives.

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